ML veteran says ~60% of YouTube ads are scams, slams Google's advertiser screening
burkov · x · 2026-09-14
ML practitioner Burkov estimates about 60% of YouTube ads are scams, citing a $50 '32TB portable hard drive' and a physics-defying $50 air conditioner. He only noticed after AdBlock stopped working, and questions why Google — near-monopoly of online ads — does such poor advertiser screening, noting it hardly needs the money.
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